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CE Workshop | We Are Not the Same: Working Practices for Engaging with LGBTQ2SIA+ and BIPOC Folks

Learn how to create a more comfortable and equitable yoga space for historically marginalized folks, particularly LGBTQ2SIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-spirit, Intersex, Asexual, plus) and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) folks. In this workshop, Teaching for Equity recipient Ameerah Craigg reviews the basics of how to offer radically anti-oppressive wellness spaces and provides a detailed How-To on leading a trauma-informed and inclusive yoga session.

CE Workshop | Sequencing for the Spine

Enhance your practice and teaching with simple sequencing focused on your spine. Learn to design sequences following an easy, logical, and systematic formula to enhance spinal mobility and stability. This approach invites you to expand your understanding of postures for maintaining spinal integrity and ensuring a safe practice in your practice and teaching. Get ready to give your spine attention and love!

CE Workshop | Make Savasana Sweeter with Sound

Relaxation does not come easy to many, which can make Savasana difficult. This workshop will help yoga teachers explore ways to enhance the benefits of Savasana through sound. Learn about various sound bath instruments including tuning forks, crystal singing bowls, gongs, and chimes. Discuss the science of sound baths and how they can be used in yoga classes offered either online or in person. Experience the benefits of sacred sound for yourself as you learn and receive!

CE Workshop Series | Ayurveda: Practical Applications in Teaching Yoga, Part 1

Ayurveda is a sister science to yoga and one of the oldest natural healing systems on the planet, with South Asian roots. This three-part introductory workshop touches on underlying philosophical foundations of Ayurveda. Learn the fundamentals of the five elements, three doshas, 20 gunas, paradigm of constitution, and sources of balance and imbalance.

CE Workshop | Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Part 2

Yoga can be utilized as a healing tool for all. Understand how being trauma-informed can promote long-term healing for clients who have experienced trauma without triggering unwanted memories or sensations. This workshop will teach a trauma-informed approach to ensure that all students feel safe to experience yoga as an empowering, healing practice. Presenter Ivelise Castillo also answers questions from Part 1. Find Part 1 of this workshop and others on yourya.org.

CE Workshop Series | Ayurveda: Practical Applications in Teaching Yoga, Part 2

Ayurveda is a sister science to yoga and one of the oldest natural healing systems on the planet, with South Asian roots. Part 2 of this three-part workshop series will look at the four seasons, winter, spring, summer, and fall. Review the qualities and tendencies of these times of the year and learn ways to balance through movement, specific asanas, and meditation.

Partner Event | Teaching for Equity and Synergy Yoga Sangha Series

Yoga Alliance Foundation’s Teaching for Equity program provides funding for free yoga classes in communities that face barriers to access. In this sangha series, program teachers will offer insights from their work, sharing stories of resilience, challenges, and solidarity that emerged in their communities amidst the global pandemic.

Taller de CE | Rango de acción para movimiento saludable

Asegúrate que tu práctica sea saludable y completa con esta perspectiva sobre el rango de acción que te ofrecerá muchas opciones para hacer que tu práctica sea equilibrada y agradable. Este taller explora movimientos para acondicionar áreas que a menudo se descuidan al tiempo que previene lesiones comunes. Estos sencillos ejercicios añaden profundidad a tu comprensión y pueden ser aplicados por estudiantes de yoga a todos los niveles desde principiantes a experimentados. ¡Prepárate a expandir tu práctica muy fácilmente!

CE Workshop | Healthy Movement and Range of Action

Ensure that your practice is safe and complete with this perspective on healthy movement and range of action. Discuss options to make your practice well-rounded and enjoyable and explore movements for conditioning areas that are often neglected and help prevent common injuries. These simple exercises add depth to your understanding and can be applied by beginner students and seasoned practitioners. Get ready to expand your practice!

CE Workshop Series | Ayurveda: Practical Applications in Teaching Yoga, Part 3

Ayurveda is a sister science to yoga and one of the oldest natural healing systems on the planet, with South Asian roots. The final part of this three-part workshop series will narrow in on the key sites, gunas, and five sub-doshas of Vāta (the vayus), as they pertain to bodily functions, pranayama practices, and asana. There will be readings from classical sutras and a short grounding practice to balance vāta dosha (space and air elements). 

Community Sangha | Yoga and Self-Care

Unpack yoga and self-care in this community sangha. Here, Dr. Solmaz Behtash shares how she found yoga, and explores insights on her daily yoga and meditation practices. Hear how they support her as a physician and parent.

CE Workshop | Chair Yoga: Comfort and Stillness

Without comfort, there is no stillness. Krista Marzewski and Maria Jones explore utilizing a chair to create space and comfort through the practice of chair yoga. Krista and Maria talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of being seated for prolonged periods of time and then take participants through a short chair-based yoga practice that aims to bring comfort and stillness in both mind and body.